L Is For Losing Interest

Don't worry I'm not losing interest in the A To Z Challenge... it's nothing like that.

I watch a lot of TV... probably too much... but sometimes I find myself losing interest with certain series.

I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with said series, if you want to watch it then you've clearly got a longer attention span than me.

It seemed to start about three years ago with the UK soap Hollyoaks. I used to be an avid viewer... but I suddenly found myself thinking of watching Hollyoaks as a chore. Which surely TV shouldn't be about... unless you are a TV critic... but then you are probably getting paid... or exposure... or something.

Anyway we're not supposed to be discussing TV critics so back to me.

So I stopped watching Hollyoaks (although I did have to look it up when I saw that Warren was mysteriously back from the dead).

Warren! - source

Then I stopped watching House round about the end of season 5... I don't know why. I missed a couple of episodes and then that was that. Although again I had to look it up, when I heard that House was in prison.

source

Then I completely lost interest in Desperate Housewives half way through the final series - and I've seen nor heard anything that has inspired me to look it up.

And now I'm on the very edge of losing interest in Dexter and CSI:NY... although I'm not 100% sure about Dexter. I can't get the channel that Dexter is shown on in the UK... so I usually rent it when it comes out on DVD. So I might give it another chance and rent the first disc of season 5... we'll have to see.

I didn't used to be like this - I made it through all seven series of Buffy The Vampire Slayer... even though the last series wasn't brilliant.

In other news I am still loving New Girl, Mad Men, The Mentalist, Once Upon A Time... the list goes on!

But the question is how long will I love them before my attention is taken elsewhere?